Savea out in the cold after 'DNA test' outburst

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Toulon - Former New Zealand winger Julian Savea has been left out of Toulon's squad to face Pau in the French Top 14 on Saturday less than a week after the club's owner Mourad Boudjellal slammed his performances.

Savea, 28, scored 46 tries in 51 Test starts and won the 2015 World Cup with the All Blacks but has dotted down only twice since joining the French giants last summer.

"I'm going to ask for a DNA test, this isn't the Savea that we signed. They must have changed him on the plane," Boudjellal fumed on Sunday, the day after a 19-10 defeat to Agen.

"I told him he was free and no longer welcome at Toulon. He has one year left on his contract. He can do what he wants. It's going to be a long year for the club but especially for the player," the millionaire added.

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